Eupithecia limbata

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Eupithecia limbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. limbata
Binomial name
Eupithecia limbata
Staudinger, 1879[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia irritaria Staudinger, 1892
  • Eupithecia kueppersi Vojnits, 1973
  • Tephroclystia tomillata Chretien, 1904
  • Eupithecia occidens Wehrli, 1927

Eupithecia limbata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Italy, France, Slovenia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Bulgaria.[2] It is also found in Iran.[3]

The larvae feed on Eryngium amethystinum.[4]

Subspecies

  • Eupithecia limbata limbata
  • Eupithecia limbata tomillata (Chretien, 1904)

References

  1. Taxapad
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Mironov, V. & U. Ratzel, 2012: New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3580: 56-68. Abstract:
  4. lepiforum.de


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